Tuesday, September 8, 2009

McDonalds is not very McHappy

In 1999 a company started a restaurant in India and Malaysia called McCurry. McCurry serves local cuisine in a fast food manner very similiar to McDonalds. The McCurry logo is a chicken, not surprisingly colored red and yellow. Also, the manner in which the food is served is very similiar to the McDonalds production line model. McDonalds filed suit against McCurry in 2001 and won a ruling in 2006. Fast forward two more lawsuits with the country's highest court, McDonalds loses the trademark battle, though the menu does need to remain distinct from McDonalds. McCurry stated the Mc in McCurry stands for "Malaysian Chicken Curry". McDonalds released a short statement stating they respect the judgement and have no further comment. McDonalds currently has 185 restaurants in Malaysia.

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